How livable is your community?
Livability is measured by the availability and quality of safety and security, affordable and appropriate housing, transportation options, and opportunities for supportive community features and services. Look up your community’s livability score at AARP.org/LivabilityIndex.
The AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities helps local leaders meet the needs of their community's older adults and prepare for the rapid aging of the U.S. population.
The state of Minnesota and a growing number of communities in the state are members of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. The common thread among the enrolled communities and states is the belief that the places where we live are more livable, and better able to support people of all ages, when local leaders commit to improving the quality of life for the very young, the very old, and everyone in between. Discover where and how communities across Minnesota have become more livable and age-friendly so people of all ages can thrive
AARP has engaged with elected officials, partner organizations and local leaders to guide these communities through the age-friendly network’s assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation processes. Membership provides elected officials, policymakers and community volunteers with peer support and access to experts and best practices.
Age-Friendly Communities are places where people have made a commitment to improving the physical and social environment for their aging residents by enhancing livability.
AARP has engaged with elected officials, partner organizations and local leaders to guide these communities through the age-friendly network’s assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation processes. Membership provides elected officials, policymakers and community volunteers with peer support and access to experts and best practices.
AARP has engaged with elected officials, partner organizations and local leaders to guide these communities through the age-friendly network’s assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation processes. Membership provides elected officials, policymakers and community volunteers with peer support and access to experts and best practices.
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Livability is measured by the availability and quality of safety and security, affordable and appropriate housing, transportation options, and opportunities for supportive community features and services. Look up your community’s livability score at AARP.org/LivabilityIndex.
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Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. Funded efforts aim to foster community engagement, enhance local housing and transportation options, improve public spaces and support ("smart cities") solutions. The application period is now closed. The selected grantees will be announced in June!
